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Diamagnetic Blob Interaction Model of T Tauri Variability
Assuming a diamagnetic interaction between a stellar-spot originated
localized magnetic field and gas blobs in the accretion disk around a T- Tauri
star, we show the possibility of ejection of such blobs out of the disk plane.
Choosing the interaction radius and the magnetic field parameters in a suitable
way gives rise to closed orbits for the ejected blobs. A stream of matter
composed of such blobs, ejected on one side of the disk and impacting on the
other, can form a hot spot at a fixed position on the disk (in the frame
rotating with the star). Such a hot spot, spread somewhat by disk shear before
cooling, may be responsible in some cases for the lightcurve variations
observed in various T-Tauri stars over the years. An eclipse-based mechanism
due to stellar obscuration of the spot is proposed. Assuming high disk
inclination angles it is able to explain many of the puzzling properties of
these variations. By varying the field parameters and blob initial conditions
we obtain variations in the apparent angular velocity of the hot spot,
producing a constantly changing period or intermittent periodicity
disappearance in the models.Comment: 6 pages, 4 figures, aas2pp4 styl